Maturus Finance

About Maturus Finance

Maturus Finance is Germany's pioneer in asset-based SME financing, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Hamburg with a second office in Vienna, Austria. The firm operates as an independent leasing company with NWI Nordwest Industrie Finance GmbH (a Zech Group subsidiary based in Bremen) holding a minority stake, providing direct financing rather than fund management with deal sizes ranging €400k-€15 million per transaction.

Investment thesis

Maturus Finance deploys capital through a balance-sheet and direct financing model with no fund structures, targeting purely asset-based financing via Sale and Lease Back and Sale and Buy Back on used machinery and fleet, plus Asset Based Credit (short-term loans secured against marketable goods and raw-material inventory). Underwriting is collateral-value driven rather than creditworthiness-driven, with bank-independent capital. Sector focus spans manufacturing and producing operations with machinery fleets, trading companies and mid-market enterprises needing liquidity for restructuring, M&A or growth. Geographic deployment is Germany and Austria.

Recent activity

As a financing provider rather than an equity investor, Maturus Finance does not maintain a portfolio of exits or acquisitions. The firm continues active deployment of asset-based financing across the German and Austrian SME market, unlocking liquidity from machinery and inventory regardless of borrower credit rating including in restructuring and distressed situations. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.